The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-03-20
THE ARMY AND NAVY.

The bids for steel arlnor plates aud fOrgings tor
guns are TO be opened Tuesday next. 1t Is ex-
turers who do any considerable business will
compete for the contract. Commodore sicard,
has published I'm nddendum to his steel circular.
which makes the balstic test much easier. This
action was taken on account of the difficulties
to be surinounted by contractors in the manu-
,nni OF steel arnor plates which is pr r
Shiet of ordnance explains tho eject Of the
notifications Of the ballistic tests as follows:
The points of the triangle being spaced further
apart, the results of one impact are less likely to
unfavoraby affect The metal which isto receive
those that follow. The right to move the points
triangle may also lie quite favorable to entlur-
ancco the plate. The rule requiring the striking
oi the gun as compared with the thickness of the
plate, and thus reducing the total energy dcliy-
cred upon the plate, result which is decidedly
favorable to endurance" The amount of guar
antce has been changed from $4,000 to per cent.
of the price bid.
Surgeon General Moore is taking active steps
10 carry out the provisions of the recent act Of
81 the Army. IL Is proposed that the name of
these attaches of tho Army be changed to apothe-
carries. \ circular has been sent TO medical oili-
GERS asking opinion ms tn recruting the corps. Ii
is the desire of DR.. Moore to learn how many OH
GERS favor the adoption of II rule that no one Gun
enter the corps who has not had several years
training rs II soldier, or whether II will be wiser
,oappoint only civilians.
Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan, INSPECTOR General Baird
aud Col. Sheridan have gone In Chicago to make
arrangements Tor the acceptance OF the military
site offered 70 tho Government by that city
From there they viii proceed to Denver, COL
and FORT Riley, Kansas, returning here in about
ten days Their business is IN connection with
the appropriation for additional military posts
Tor the Army.
4 memorial of Gen. Robert u. Potter. who died
Mt Newport February 10, has been issued and sent
10 the members of the Society of the Burnside
Expedition and of tho Ninth Army Corps, The
memorial rccitch Gen. Potters services TO his
country during the war. simple recital being
considered by President Hartranft as more clio.
Guent than the most laDored eulOgium." The
following estimate OF Gen. Potter CLOSES the nc-
count: Gen. Potter left the service IN January.
1866 as major general, with u record second to no
volunteer officer and not inferior TO any of the
trained and professional soldiers OF equal rank
nns he hsyoT failed e9 TO snS or
what was taking TAX Pine On ana beyond the night;
Among many bravo officers, his energy aud
abilities as a lighting general, his easy handling
and complete control OF his troops, were early
yecop nized, and his superiors learned To apprcci
ate u subordinate. and his soldiers to respect
ieader VINO never fnilcd them
The annual report Of the Chief OF Ordnance OF
the Army tor the iscul year lSSi-'si has not vet
hecn published, although, ustensihly II was
ready Tor the printer last October. Tho contents
of this important report would have been valu-
able Tor use by the committees OF Congress ut
he last session. In fact IL is difficult 10 sec how
national doicns" without this latest information
from official sources upon the very lutest phases
VI tue Nl'hl ulN li'Il'hlf HuDltfI III D'hNN 'Th-
nance.
J. V. Picard, late OF the MonQcncy aud Ashuc-
lot, aud Tor ilitccn yeurr IN the United states
naval service as apOthecary, advertsos IN the
Naa1saki (Japnnl papers that hc has opened II
druggists store IN thDt city.
Mrs. Emma j. De Long, widow of Lieut.. George
W. De Long. Of the Jeanette Arctic Exploring
Expedition fame, was last week paid by the
Treasury Department s2,71j.S.equivalont to II
years pay Of the late Lieut.. De Long-under the
recent act for the relief Of the survivors, ETC. of
the Jeannetto.
The late Lieut. Joseph ". Powell was insured in
the Mutual Relief Society Of Rochester, n. y,
for sou.
An cight-nCh rifle gun, intended for tho now
cruiser Boston has been completed az the Wash
ington Navy Yard and sent 10 the. proving
grounds NJ Annapolis, Md, for another trial.
Another gun VI the same calibrr, two twelve
inch rifles and several siS winch guns, all 10 form
part OF The armament of the boston, are now IN
process Of manufacture at the Washington Navy
Yard Work ON these gums viii Do continued AS
Iony ug the appropriation las,s, and II IL hoped
that most Of them can bc finished with the funds
n, the disposal OF the Bureau Of Ordnance. II IL
uof probnble that anything can bc done toward
arrniug the Chicago In tho Hhscnc" Of additional
appropriations.